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“WONDER ZOO”. FOR...

LONDON.

Olympia is to be transformed next Obristmas to give,

, as far it is possible in a covered building, a reproduction, on a smaller soals, of the famous Carl Hagenbeck's Thier Fark in Hamburg, where animals are shown apparently at liberty amidst natural surrounds ings.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1913,

Equestrian features will be parti calarly strong, nearly two hundred horses taking part in the -per- formances. Other animals taking.

POST OFFICE.

The Assaye with the Mall from London

part will include a group of forty (via Siberia) of Wednesday: 3rd aud Polar bears, sea lions, elephants, Baturday 6th Inst, is due to arrive here zebras, lions, tigers, dogs and on Friday the 28th fast. camole..

"The Wonder Zoo will be open all day, and at least two performances of the circus will be given daily, and possibly three on Saturdays, and during the Christmas holiday week. Apart from those in the circus there will be other performing animals, and in the concert hall Me Charles Urban's Kinemscolor will show various animal studies, in eluding a most interesting gerles of animal life at Hagenbeck's Thier Fark at Hamburg

Animals will be grouped," Mr Cochran said, "In a pict uresque fashion typical of the countries from which they come, For example, a number of large African animals will be seen together-elephants,rhinoceroses, hippopotami, antelopes, guns, camels, giraffes and gazelles, with brilliant plumaged oranes and From time to time," Mr Coch fismingos. This spootaala will I ran addded, "wild animals bave be more or less a living repre- been shown in England but never, sentation of the famous Water I am sure, quite in this manner. Hole' picture in the Paul Rainey For Carl Hagenbook was un- series of African hunting scenes, where all the animals were found drinking together at a water hole' in the desort.

Animal Kingergarten. ' "On the humorous side there will be an animal kindergarten, where there will be young lions, young bears, young hyaas, dogs,. cate, goals, and various other animals young onough to play together. It is wonderful to see how well very young animals of of different species get on together, wit gembols and frolics they have, and how playfully they chineo each other and pull cach other's tails.

"Some very rare animals will

MAILS DUB.

Biberian, Assaye, 26th inst.

MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY.

"

Yingobow, Biberian Namsang, Caloutta Glenlook, Amoy China, Europe

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.

Shanghai and North Chins (Europe via Siberia)-Per China, 24th Inst., 5 p.m..

m'inst., 3. p.m.

*

doubtedly unique in the animal Holhow and Straits-Por Tsingtau, fith world. His idea of showing wild animals apparently at liberty is now being followed at a number

TO-MORROW.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED,

Rysk, Nor. E. Meyer, 23th inst-Now York 35th July. Caca Oil-3.0. Oo. Kwangice. Chi. 4. 1,488, 23rd last-Can- toa Gen-.M.S.N. Co. Luchow, Bn ca, 1,281, Menturel, gård

Inst.—Chiton, Gen.--”. & 8. Chorsing, Ger. ss. 1,012, J. Bruin. 23rd look-Tangkok 18th inat, Aloe, -Band 6. Glenfallook Dr. s. 1, 54, W. L. Gardner, 13rd Inst Amoy and Inst., Gen.

T. Bing Rajaburi, Bergen 1.189, C. Wolf, 23rd, idi-Barzak 17th Insh, Rice and Teak Wood.—B, and 8.

Taiyo Maru, Jap. sz. 1,625, T. Fumoto,

19rd Inst-Chefoo 18th lunt, GYTT

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 24th at 10.55-The typhoon

bas passed into the Pacific, east of Japan. The conditions over the whole map

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR

are now anticyclonic, with shall gradients AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

Pressure is "over lower

Yangize Valley and the Yellow Bea.

L

ending at 10 A.m. to-day, 0.00 Inches.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 hours

FORECAST FOR THE HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

Forecast.

-District.

1 Hongkong and Neighbour-

hoad

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned FORTS on or

about the DATES named→→

For

Steamers

LONDON, vis UB ASSAYE AN

ual Ports of Call Capt. G.J. Coldwell

Freight &F'sage;

To Sail On Remarke

Noon

Freight

27th Sept.

& P'sage

N.E. winda, moderate

LONDON & ANT-1

WERP via Singa- | NORE.

to lighti

fair.

pore, Penang, Capt. D. Asbury O'mbo, Port Said,

about.

1st Oct.

& Marseilles

N.E

winds,

about

freak. South coast of China be- The same tween H.K, and Lamocks 3 3 No. 1.

4th Oct,

"Ŕ.N.R.

(CHINA

SHANGHAI :.

Capt. O.H.S. Tocque,

R.NR.

daylight 25th Sept.

Fooshing, Br... 1,423, Jos. R. May 23rd Formosa Channel.

ין..

instBamarang and Cheribon

18th inst., Sugar.-J. M. & Co. Ichang. Br. s. 1.228. W. Shane, 3rd Insta-0. W. Tao 17th inst., Coal. ---B. and S. Paklat, Ger... 1018. J. Wenful, 24th Inat.Hangkok 19 Inst.. Rice.

B. and B. Chins, Br. .. 4,166. C. H. 8. Fosque,

24th TestBombay 10th Inst Gen. P. & O. Co.

Laertes, Br. a. 1,350, Wawn, 24th Inst.--- Salzon 20th Inst, Rics,Chinese..

of zoological gardens in different Fort, Bayard, Haiphong, Pukhol and Sal-Haiman, Br. a. 6 J. W. Evans, 24th parts of Europe:

"Various other novel methods of controlling animals in capt- ivity are also due to him, notably that of giving them plenty of fresh sir and allowing them to become scclimatised instead of keeping them in stuffy osges heated to a temperature similar to that of the countries from which

gon-For Hue. 25th "insi., 1

am.

Shanghai and North China---Per Choy-

sany, 25th Inst., 11 a.m.

Wei-hai-wel and Tientsin-Per Hul

American

Canadian &

Siberian

show, 25th Inst., 10 a.m. Shanghal. North China; Jagun via Nagasaki, Honolulu, Cana da, United States and Santh America vin San Francicco (Europe via Siberia)-Per

Shinyo Maru, 25th Inst.. * p.m.

25th inst., 3 p.m.

they have been taken. Carl Manor Sui Tai 25th inst., 1.15 p.m.

agoutask found thist animile Shanghai and North Chinn-PerLuchow, throve far better in the open air then when caged in ; and, whilst shelters are provided for them to enter when they" feel the nest of

FRIDAY, 26th inst.

inst.-Swatow 23rd inst., Gen.— D. I., & Co. Namaane. Br. as, 2,391, P. M. B. Lake. 24th inst. Caloutta 19th ult., W

Gen1 M là Yingchow, Br. 8. 1.246. Potttinger, 24th.

Inst. Shanghri, Gen.-B. and S. Choyrar. Br. 3. 1424. M. Courttey. 24th Inst-Canton 23rd Inst.. Gen. 3, M. & Co. Yuahun, Chi, s. 1,076, A. B. Baloon, 24th

Inst.---Canton 23rd inst., Gen. .. M. 5. N. Co.

5 South coast of China be- The some tween H.K. and Halman...) No.1

"24th September, a.m.

SHANGHAI.)

MOJI, KOBE SUMATRA

AND YOKO-Capt: H. W. Potter,. HAMA

Freight

& Piage

Treight & I''sage"

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For Freight, or Passage apply to

·China Coagt Moteörological Register.

P. & O. B. N. Co.'s office,.

Hongkong, 24th Sept, 1913,

Station.

Winda

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

Weather.

Gx 90,91 20.97 30.04

Wostock 7 30.05 31 Nemuro Hakodate Tokio Kochi Nugaki

nnw b

30.05 .30.09.

Aw

HAY

Kabira

30.10

Aw..

no

Oshima

30.06

Naha

30.03

Ishaljinus

20.90

ne

DEPARTED. September 24.

Bonin Is

20.97

Chefoo

Whaiwei

30.08 68 00 xsw 5 be

| Tükini fo· Patay'a

aleo be shown, such as a giant them; it is a common sight in the Tsingtau, Wei-hai-wei, Chefoo and Tlen Riojan Hart for Boarakayn

orang-utan,

which

is"

very difficult to keep in captivity, and midget hippoput mi, which have only recently been discovor" ed. In their natural surrou"> dings too, will be some amazing Finsects and small reptiles and a wonderful collection of snakes. Then there will be, no aquarium for all sorts of curious fish, like the butterfly fish, which is so named because it is just like a butterfly.

"A collection of waterfowl will, be rean swimming on artificial Jakes, and a number of parrots, macaws, cockatoos and smaller birds will be in aviaries 80 constructed that they will ap- pear almost at liberty.

"For children there will Le all sorts of animals to ride on omela, llamas, dromedaries elephants, mules, goats, and particularly some little Asiatic donkeys. There will be a large collection of monkeys, also appa- rently at liberty. At Hamburg the monkeys are at liberty on what is known as monkey rock. It is the latest. invention in the famous Thier Park and is one of the principal sights there at the present time. It was only after some years devoted to experiments that Carl Hagenteck discovered the method of showing monkeya without putting them behind ar dinary iron bote. To the visitor to Olympia who may not have besu to Hamburg I rather want the method to come as a pleasant surprise,

The Big Circus.

Lin-Por Huichow, 26th 11.

watow, Amor and Foochow-Per

ching, 26th inst., 10a.m.

Thier Park to ses, for example, lions brought from the tropics roaming about in the snow dur-Shanghai, ing the months of winter.

"One of the kasnest admirers

Sudo, Maia for Vietoria Hal-Haitan for Foodhow

Copion Mna for Calcutt

North China and Japan in

26th

Kobe-Per Namsang inat., 11 a.m. Macao-Por Sui Tol 26th Inst., 1.15 p.m.

wara, 20th irat., 2 p.m.

r.

of Carl Hagenbeck's methods is Straits and India via Calcutta-Pe: Dil- the Kaiser. His Majesty visits the Their Park every year, and he Japan via Kobe-Pot Japan, 26th inst., hang often invited their late found- er and his two sons to visit himinseo. Shanghai & North China--Per and to see the animais that he keeps on his own estates, --Observer.

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Moasis T. Fisher, W. Fiocher and B. Duncan, are to play Messrs W. Higby, Irving, and A. Foster, at Happy Valloy, on Saturday,in a spoons competition.

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September 23.

Empress of India for Vancouver Kaljo Maru for Foochow Iyo Mars for London Shibetoro Maru for Balgon

September 24.

Quarta for Salgon Rubi for Iloilo Choygang for Shangbal. Chowtai for Singapore

Kama Mara for Yokohama

for Shanchal

mail) The Parcel Mail wil eru for Karat

closed. Filday at 5 p.m.-Per Aestye, 27th inst., 11 a.m. Phillippine Islands-Per Loonggang 27th

inst., 1 p..

Mr F. 11. Shaw, won the final last evening in the billiard com- Macao-Por Su Tai 27th inst., 1.15 p.m. petition for the MacCubbin Cup at the Engineers' Tastitute. The game was for 250 up; Mr Shaw received 50 and MJ. G. Rubs m 15

After a very olon game in which there were no big breaks, Mr Shaw, who played well throughout, won by 25 pointe

SILIMPOPON COAL. BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rate

at

& SEBATTIK (British North Borneo),

"A separata fenture of the pro- SANDAKAN duction will be the Big Circas, in which-will-seen-tho-largest-

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Jenellin Kudat Bandakan-Per Borase,

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p.m.

M ND Y, 29th inst Chinwangtao-Per, Ichart, 29th Inst.,3 Shar hai, Noth China, and Japan ria Yokobama-Per Perla, 29th. ist. 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, 3th inst, Bwataw, amoy & Foodhow-Per Hal-

yang, 30th inst., 10 n.m.

Temiya Mars for Karateu Kumano Mara for Melbourne Selua for Bangkok

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Patho Hoihow Phulien

W

T. F. Claxton, Director..

Hongkong, Observatory, Sept. 21.

Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenbelt on the level of the.sen in in- ches, tenths and hundredtha:

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees

Per sa Namsang, arrived 24th inst. Fahrenheit. from Calcutta Cromarty, Mrs

Gianapole

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with mols-

For .. Vinzchow, arrived 24th inst., being 100. from Shanghai. Bone

Montgomry, Ma Chilon Chung Mery Skinuer, Mr & Miss Lian Yueu

Blonk!ron

Por as, Chida, arrived 24th inst., from Bombay..

Lebreton, Mr & Mrs Bull

- Laidlaw, A. Bootta B.

Marka, Miss Cawston, J.

McKay Cousine, Mr & Mrs Mahamer Cabrera. A Colind. P

J

Hutchinson, Mr & Simpson, C

At these ports steamers onll-Chinwangtao-Per Hopeang, 30th inst., Havilland, de

Mr

collection of performing animals

Khan, A

that has ever been brought 1:ing for bunker coal exclusively Straits and India via Calcutta-Per Fook-Kay, W gether. Whilst it will be essen-re exempt from all shipping fially an animal circus, there will dues and charges.

11 1.11.

Philipptas

Tamirr

also be clowns and gymnasts.

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SATURDAY, 4th October,

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PASSENGERS DEPARTED,

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Per sa Iyo Maru, departed from Hong

Anderson, Masers I Mulr Deilby, Mrs Mazaki Gillam George, H

Masunaga Nasmyth Hooper, H

Henderson

Chmura Penne, de la

Hazihara Irenous, Rer Bro

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Tanner, B

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Vohida White, Mrs

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